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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
BC Hydro Peace River Dam Protest in Vancouver Cancelled Due to Concerns about Violence (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Grant PUD Commissioners Consider Change in Power Sales (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Sockeye Salmon Suffer Infections in Warm Columbia River System (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Agency Reports Killing 158 Cormorants So Far to Help Salmon (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Kitsap PUD Seeks Input on Where to Expand Internet (Central Kitsap Reporter, Bremerton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BC Hydro Peace River Dam Protest in Vancouver Cancelled Due to Concerns about Violence
- Grant PUD Commissioners Consider Change in Power Sales
- Bidder Cries Foul on Snohomish PUD Turbine Contract
- Clark Public Utilities Receives J.D. Power Recognition for Electric Utilities Eight Years in a Row
- Co-ops Score Highest in Satisfaction Study
- Disaster Preparedness Kit: How to Pack Easily for Earthquake, Tsunami & More
- House Panel Unveils Sweeping Energy Bill
- Younger Brother Saves Older Brother from Electrocution in Pasco County, Florida
- Coal Power Plant Proposed for Thai Coast Sparks Outcry
- Sockeye Salmon Suffer Infections in Warm Columbia River System
- Agency Reports Killing 158 Cormorants So Far to Help Salmon
- The 'Phallic' Clam America Sells to China
- Drought Dings Quality of Winter Wheat in the Pacific Northwest
- Solar Industry Steams as Tax Credits Dry Up
- How Much Will Solar Power Cost You?
- Commentary: Utility Solar Costs Less, But It’s Also Worth Less
- U-S Senate Finance to Launch Annual Extenders Ritual
- California: Imperial Valley Cooperative Fights to Export More Renewable Energy
- Ohio’s Clean-Energy Mandates Likely to Be Cut as Legislative Panel Ends Work
- Energy Improvement Program Can Hobble Home Sales
- Boulder’s Simple Energy Gains Big New York Customer
- State Of The Climate Report: 2014 Was Earth’s Warmest Year on Record
- City of Seattle Says It's Just Looking, Not Touching Residents’ Garbage
- Kitsap PUD Seeks Input on Where to Expand Internet
- USDA Unveils $85 Million in New Funding for Rural Broadband
- Cablevision Sued for Turning User Routers into Public Hotspots
- Costco and Sam's Club Shut Down Photo Sites after Hackers Break In
- Looking Past the Power Lines
- Tacoma Strong-Mayor Proposal Mistakenly Deletes ‘Powers of the People’ Charter Section
- Man Killed, Woman Jailed in Mason County Shooting
- Not Enough Money for Stopping Washington State Wildfires Early, Lands Commissioner Says
- Tenacious Pt. Angeles Graffiti Foe Removes Tags Hours after They Appear
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“Bubble, bubble, toilet trouble,” intoned the three witches over their steaming cauldron. They weren’t really evil, just annoying. They never did imprecate anyone seriously. The worst they ever did was to place a curse on the Coca Cola executive who thought coming up with a “new Coke” campaign was an outstanding idea.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BC Hydro Peace River Dam Protest in Vancouver Cancelled Due to Concerns about Violence (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Grant PUD Commissioners Consider Change in Power Sales (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Bidder Cries Foul on Snohomish PUD Turbine Contract (Everett Herald, WA)
Clark Public Utilities Receives J.D. Power Recognition for Electric Utilities Eight Years in a Row (Clark Public Utilities)
Co-ops Score Highest in Satisfaction Study (Electric Co-op Today)
Disaster Preparedness Kit: How to Pack Easily for Earthquake, Tsunami & More (Oregonian, Portland)
House Panel Unveils Sweeping Energy Bill (Washington Examiner)
Younger Brother Saves Older Brother from Electrocution in Pasco County, Florida (WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, FL)
Coal Power Plant Proposed for Thai Coast Sparks Outcry (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Sockeye Salmon Suffer Infections in Warm Columbia River System (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Agency Reports Killing 158 Cormorants So Far to Help Salmon (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
The 'Phallic' Clam America Sells to China (British Broadcasting Corporation)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Drought Dings Quality of Winter Wheat in the Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Industry Steams as Tax Credits Dry Up (Washington Examiner)
How Much Will Solar Power Cost You? (Electric Co-op Today)
Commentary: Utility Solar Costs Less, But It’s Also Worth Less (Midwest Energy News)
http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/07/20/commentary-utility-solar-costs-less-but-its-also-worth-less/
U-S Senate Finance to Launch Annual Extenders Ritual (Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition)
California: Imperial Valley Cooperative Fights to Export More Renewable Energy (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
Ohio’s Clean-Energy Mandates Likely to Be Cut as Legislative Panel Ends Work (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Improvement Program Can Hobble Home Sales (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Boulder’s Simple Energy Gains Big New York Customer (Denver Business Journal, CO)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
State Of The Climate Report: 2014 Was Earth’s Warmest Year on Record (Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Bulletin)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
City of Seattle Says It's Just Looking, Not Touching Residents’ Garbage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Kitsap PUD Seeks Input on Where to Expand Internet (Central Kitsap Reporter, Bremerton, WA)
USDA Unveils $85 Million in New Funding for Rural Broadband (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/USDA-Unveils-85-Million-in-New-Funding-For-Rural-Broadband-134540
Cablevision Sued for Turning User Routers into Public Hotspots (Broadband Reports)
Costco and Sam's Club Shut Down Photo Sites after Hackers Break In (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Looking Past the Power Lines (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Tacoma Strong-Mayor Proposal Mistakenly Deletes ‘Powers of the People’ Charter Section (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Man Killed, Woman Jailed in Mason County Shooting (Associated Press)
Not Enough Money for Stopping Washington State Wildfires Early, Lands Commissioner Says (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Tenacious Pt. Angeles Graffiti Foe Removes Tags Hours after They Appear (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
World Santa Congress Brings July Christmas Cheer to Copenhagen
Boston Bus Driver Treats Passengers at Lemonade Stand
Spanish Town's Summer Advice: Don't Skip Your Siesta
Los Angeles Burglar Records Video Selfie with Victim's Phone
SONG OF THE DAY
Roy Orbison – Dream
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